Match

Port Adelaide vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 26 Jun 2021

Pre Game

00:00
After averaging 112 points from its first four games, Sydney has averaged 75.1 points since Round 5 - ranked 12th and the fewest of any current top-eight team.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:56
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
03:12
Ollie Wines has had three clearances to start the match.
03:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Steven Motlop)
05:02
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
06:34
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
08:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
08:40
Port Adelaide has scored all 13 points so far from turnovers. Entering the match, the Power have averaged 50.7 points from turnovers - ranked 8th in the competition.
09:51
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
12:02
Callum Mills has started well for Sydney with a game-high three first possessions at a stoppage and two clearances.
12:24
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
15:17
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Errol Gulden)
17:08
Sydney has had the advantage early in ruck contests between Tom Hickey and Scott Lycett. In nine contests so far, the Swans have won clearances five to three and have outscored the Power 3.0 (18) to 0.0 (0).
18:11
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
18:20
Both teams are converting well going inside 50 with the Power scoring four times from eight entries and the Swans scoring five times from five entries.
23:09
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
23:15
Sydney has kicked 4.0 (24) from stoppages. Entering the match, the Swans have averaged 25 points from stoppages - ranked 12th in the competition.
26:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
27:26
Power Interchange - Steven Motlop off due to an injury.
27:29
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Miles Bergman)
30:09
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
30:44
Sydney leads ground ball gets 21-16, including 11-7 post clearance.
32:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
33:38
Sydney is yet to take an intercept mark for the match, while Port Adelaide has only taken two so far.
33:59
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
34:50
A back and forth first quarter sees the Swans lead by six points at the first break. Both teams have scored the majority of their score from different sources, with Sydney scoring 4.2 (26) from stoppages and Port Adelaide scoring 4.2 (26) from turnovers.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:03
Callum Mills is up to seven first possessions at a stoppage - more than double the next best player. Mills has also amassed six clearances - twice as many as the next best player.
01:13
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Hickey)
04:24
Sydney has won eight of the last ten clearances and lead the overall count by ten.
05:02
SCORE GOAL - Power (Dan Houston)
05:16
Port Adelaide has transitioned the ball well from their defensive midfield, scoring 4.0 (24) from seven chains starting in this zone.
09:56
Darcy Byrne-Jones has had a productive quarter with a team-high eight disposals, four contested possessions, and three intercept possessions.
11:05
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Hickey)
15:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
16:55
Charlie Dixon has been involved in seven one-on-one contests as the attacking target, winning three of them (43%).
19:08
After scoring eight times from 12 inside 50s in the first quarter, the Swans have scored just twice from 11 inside 50s in the second quarter.
21:07
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
24:17
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
25:23
Port Adelaide has a kicking efficiency of 50% this quarter after recording a kicking efficiency of 69% in the first quarter.
26:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
26:52
The Power has kicked 6.1 (37) from 40 metres and beyond.
28:29
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
29:32
So far, the pressure applied by both teams has been high with the Power recording a pressure rating of 211 compared to 204 for the Swans. The AFL average is 180.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:02
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
03:10
Travis Boak has had a productive start to the second half with a game-high four disposals and 1.0 (6).
03:12
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
04:14
After losing the uncontested possession count by 29 in the first half, the Power lead the count by eight to start the second half.
04:51
Swans Interchange - Joel Amartey off due to an injury.
05:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
06:43
The Swans are yet to have a disposal in their attacking 50 this quarter.
07:23
Swans Interchange - Callum Mills off due to an injury.
08:28
SCORE GOAL - Power (Miles Bergman)
08:50
Miles Bergman has taken seven marks for the match - more than twice as many as the next best player.
09:59
Ollie Wines has won a game-high three centre bounce clearances, including two this quarter.
11:23
Sydney has struggled to transition the ball from their defensive 50 to attacking 50 this quarter. Of eight chains starting in their defensive 50, none have resulted in an inside 50, and seven have been intercepted by Port Adelaide for a return of 2.1 (13).
14:06
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
15:07
Luke Parker is up to a game-high 22 disposals as well as an equal game-high 11 contested possessions and four clearances.
21:31
Port Adelaide has taken nine contested marks for the match compared to four for the Swans.
22:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
24:30
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
25:28
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Hickey)
26:12
After losing the clearance count by seven in the first half, Port Adelaide has won the count by four this quarter.
28:14
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
30:03
After having seven disposals in the first half, Travis Boak lifted that quarter for Port Adelaide with a game-high 12 disposals, eight uncontested possessions, three tackles, and 1.0 (6).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:55
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
04:46
Lance Franklin has been the target inside 50 on a team-high eight occasions for a return of 2.1 (13).
07:26
78 percent of the quarter so far has been played in Port Adelaide's attacking half. Despite this, the Power has yet to score.
09:14
Power Interchange - Trent McKenzie and is possibly out for the game.
09:54
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
10:06
Sydney has kicked 4.5 (29) from set shots for the match.
11:01
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
12:30
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
14:19
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
14:30
Sydney has laid 12 tackles inside 50 for the match, including three this quarter.
17:26
Trent McKenzie has been medically subbed out of the match and replaced by Sam Mayes.
18:11
Luke Parker is having a strong last quarter for the Swans with seven disposals, four contested possessions, and three clearances.
19:46
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
21:00
Lance Franklin has been the target inside 50 on four occasions this quarter for a return of 3.1 (19).
22:14
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Mayes)
24:47
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
26:43
SCORE GOAL - Power (Scott Lycett)
27:11
Neither team has kicked a goal from a stoppage in the second half with all goals being generated from turnovers.
28:48
Sam Mayes has laid four tackles since being subbed on at the 17-minute mark of this quarter.
30:06
Luke Parker finishes with a game-high 34 disposals, 17 contested possessions, eight clearances, and four score involvements.